Check out my and Ranjit Deshmukh's piece for TheConversation Africa on why recent revival of plans for the Inga 3 mega #hydropower project in the #DRC remains a high risk and high cost choice compared to #windenergy and #solarenergy alternatives.

Really good The Nature Conservancy webinar happening right now on land use issues around rapidly growing renewables to meet climate targets - extremely important topic (and one that needs knowledgeable, smart people) w/ Sammy Roth, @dog4climate, Grace C Wu tnc.zoom.us/wc/join/969398…

Wow. Sammy Roth kicking off The Nature Conservancy conversation with cutting question about renewables land use requirements. Grace C Wu brings good examples [wind (size of AZ) + solar (NH+VT)] and notes that "that land is already spoken for". I'm loving this panel already!

Watch Van Jones after the call for Biden. Just watch this.

Working on environmental impacts of #RenewableEnergy? I'm co-convening a session at #vEGU21 in April. Check out the session description bit.ly/2Ilc1Ax and consider submitting an abstract by Jan 13!

Excited to use this (free!) primer for teaching a #climate solutions course! I contributed to chapter 3, where we’ve synthesized the latest knowledge on opportunities for biological and technological #carbonremoval systems and identified fruitful avenues for future work.

Our new paper in PNAS: Least-cost targets and avoided fossil fuel capacity in India’s pursuit of renewable energy. pnas.org/content/118/13…

We’re thrilled to share new work on mapping risks to forest carbon co-led by our own Oriana Chegwidden, in collaboration with a fantastic group of forest ecologists and climate scientists. (1/12)

Looking at land use for climate/decarb and wondering when we're going to start really grappling with the point that some of the "we will need a land area the size of Iowa" points actually all literally mean that we need Iowa

Job alert: Dangermond Chair in Conservation Science at UCSB. Highly creative scholar conducting interdisciplinary research in the area of conservation & ecological science & leveraging spatial approaches to data collection and/or analysis/modeling. recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02060

"Changing #PlaceNames is not about some people being offended or feelings being hurt; it’s about telling a more complete history of North America and the U.S., respecting #Indigenous knowledge and acknowledging the sovereignty of Native American nations." scientificamerican.com/article/offens…

Proud to announce the publication of our paper. GN-SEC SACREEE SADC Secretariat RERA. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Come work with me! I'm looking for a Clean Energy Land Use specialist to join my team. Especially interested in candidates who understanding zoning and have experience working with rural communities. careers.umich.edu/job_detail/222…

What does the next decade of ecological and environmental data science need to look like? Out now in Ecosphere, this collaboration of over 120 diverse researchers weighed in, addressing priorities for the future of synthesis science. dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4… (🧵below!)

What a treat it was to chat with Margaret Walls about how to protect natural habitat while reaching net zero on Resources Radio Resources for the Future earlier this week! resources.org/resources-radi…

Our most popular annual event is finally here! 🎉Announcing the lineup for our (virtual) 2023 seminar series on diversity, equity, inclusion & justice in environmental data science: Sara Petrita Bombaci (she/her), @secanno, & Grace C Wu! Learn more and register online at nceas.ucsb.edu/DEIJ-series

I am a panelist in the #SEJ2023 Annual Conference opening plenary session moderated by ⁦Sammy Roth⁩ if you're attending the event! Co-panelists: BLM Director, Nez Perce Tribal chair for energy and climate, Large scale solar association EC, Idaho Conservation League EC

Appreciating this conversation at #SEJ2023 featuring Grace C Wu, Shannon Eddy, Tracy Stone-Manning moderated by Sammy Roth about where we put renewables, how we site transmission, and how to speed it all up.

In today’s Los Angeles Times: My column calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to stop standing by while his appointees crash the rooftop solar market and start going to bat for a crucial clean energy solution: latimes.com/environment/ne…